Athaliah took a quiet moment to think about the question before giving an honest answer, her voice soft but steady.
"I do. It's hard not to like him once you really get to know him." Up until now, she never thought she could like anyone the way she was beginning to like Corvine.
The first night they talked about business all through was the beginning but after he got injured, she even realized there was more to what she felt.
At that moment, she thought she was going to lose him before she even knew him and could not help imagining living without him.
She had slept in his room for two nights and he respected her. When she used the bathroom, he would excuse her entirely, and he even stood against her father for her.
A shy smile found its way onto her face as her eyes softened with the memory that had stayed with her ever since that time.
